What color is #DCB264?

#DCB264 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Cookie Crust. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCB264?

The RGB value is 220, 178, 100: 220 red, 178 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCB264?

The complementary color is #648EDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCB264?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.6:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCB264 color

#DCB264 rgb(220, 178, 100)

Shades of orange

The hex color #DCB264 is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 69.8% green and 39.2% blue (220, 178, 100).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 63% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 55% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Cookie Crust (#E3B258), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.6:1).

#DCB264 color codes

HEX	`#DCB264`
RGB	`rgb(220, 178, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 69.8%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 63%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 55%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 55%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.81, 6.02, 45.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.81, 45.6, 82.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.738, 47.979, 18.801)`
Decimal	`14463588`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCB264, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #DCB264	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCB264 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #DCB264 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcb264; }
.text { color: #dcb264; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcb264; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 178 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcb264, #cadc64); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burlywood.

Questions

What color is #DCB264?: #DCB264 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Cookie Crust. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCB264?: The RGB value is 220, 178, 100: 220 red, 178 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCB264?: The complementary color is #648EDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCB264?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.6:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.